Cement News tagged under: Oficemen
Spain: Oficemen and unions sign wage agreement with government17 January 2014, Published under Cement NewsSpain’s cement association, Oficemen, and the country’s largest unions CCOO and UGT have sign a IV agreement with the state, setting the annual minimum wage in the cement sector at EUR18,600 for the first year of service. A normal working day represents 1752h on an annual basis. The signing also included the renewal of the agreement, signed a decade ago, for the sustainable use of resources, environmental protection, people’s health and improving the competitive of the Spanish cement sec... |
Spain: cement consumption to drop 20% in 201318 December 2013, Published under Cement NewsNational cement consumption is expected to register a double-digit decline for its sixth-consecutive decline as Spanish cement association, Oficemen, put the YoY drop at 20 per cent. Oficemen also points out the decreasing profit margins for the country’s producers as demand continues to falls and production costs move in the opposite direction. The lack of competitive power prices, which sees price differences between Spanish and German power of around EUR15-30/MWh have pushed up product... |
Spanish cement consumption falls by a quarter20 May 2013, Published under Cement NewsSpanish cement consumption fell 25.5 per cent over the first four months of 2012, down to 3.472Mt, latest data from domestic association Oficemen shows. In April alone, demand was 139,578t less than April 2012 to just just 936,956t. Production for the January-April period was also down 25.9 per cent to 4.01Mt compared to 5.42Mt in the same period of 2012. April 2013 output was 19.3 per cent lower 1.07Mt compared to 1.32Mt in the same period of the month before. |
Oficemen names new president, Spain15 May 2013, Published under Cement NewsIsidoro Miranda, CEO of Lafarge Spain, has been appointed president of Spanish cement association, Oficemen. Mr Miranda replaces José Luis Sáenz de Miera of Cementos Portland Valderrivas, who was appointed in late February following the departure of Juan Bejar, also of Portland Valderrivas. Speaking of the challenges the Spanish cement sector faces in light of the current economic climate, Mr Miranda stated: "The cement industry is at a critical moment, but our business is critical to... |
Spain’s cold spell continues as January demand drops 21.5% YoY19 February 2013, Published under Cement NewsSpanish cement producers have had a frosty start to the year as cement consumption continues to fall. January 2013 data show a 21.5 per cent decrease to 892,783t from 1.138Mt recorded in January 2012, according to the country’s cement association Oficemen. Local cement producers have also cut output by 30.7 per cent to 948,443t when compared to the 1.369Mt manufactured during January 2012. “If 2012 was one of the worst years ever known the cement industry in our country, starting in 20... |